Overview
- Darryl “Lonn” Hartman, a Detroit mentor who performed at Blissfest, was found injured after the July 12 performance and remains hospitalized and unable to provide investigators with an account of that night.
- The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office said investigators have reviewed evidence so far and found no indication the assault was a targeted attack.
- Authorities have received hundreds of tips from across the country and are asking the public to submit only firsthand information to avoid confusing the inquiry.
- Friends and some media reports say Hartman has communicated by blinking and that he identified white assailants, but investigators have not corroborated those claims.
- Blissfest organizers say they are cooperating with law enforcement and have refrained from commenting on unverified reports as officials continue the active investigation.